The Washington critic., 1887-07-11
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.
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national capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, 8 cents.
Tickets nrc sold by driver or conductor Of
oil ears, O for % cents, good on any limo.
Washington and Georgetown Rallroad-Starts
Ut Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek east along
iCnnsylyanit avenue, passing circle con
tanning NILS statue uf Washington; Cor
cUtan Gallery, Stats, War and Navy Depart
menis; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue OF An
drew Jackson Department of Justice (hnlt.
Ing at Fifteenth street, whore transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partmcnt; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willnrd'snnd other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market twlcre transfers are given to tho
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south To Potomac Rlysrl
past Botanical Gardens TO Naval Monument
here transfers are given to branch running
To baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, AZ
ccnding south side OF Capitol llill, contin.
uing along II street south 10 Pennsylvania
avenue, t,irninginto Eighth street east past
the Marine Barracks TO Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourtecnth.strect Branch - Starts Mt New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
Fourteenth street to boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue, Re.
turning, same route Transfers given to aud
from main or Avenue line Connects with
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
Soventhstrcet Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postonces, Odd'Fol'
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Genre Market and City Postoliice (wlluro
transfers are given TO the main or Avenue
line, continuing across tho Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mn
scum, to the wharyes of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Rnllwny-Lcaving Georgetown,
where II makes circuit Of West, High,
FHyctte, Second, Dumbaton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy OF tho NlSliution, High
Service Reservoir, and oak I'LL Cemetery,
over Rock Creek TO L street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue amidst tho pala-
tinl residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along seven
tecnth street west To II street north, Four
teontl street to y, passing Willard's and the
Ebbtt House, crossing Ninth street twhcre
transfers are given to the Nintllstreet
Brancl), past the Patent and Post Offices,
10 Fifth street, 10 Louisiana uvcnlic, passing
judiciary square, city Hall, and Lincoln
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to u street north. 10 First street
east, thence along East Capitol street 10 Lin
coin Park Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
ID street instead Of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front ot the State,
War and Navy Departments ut convenient
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts al northern t'r.
minus of seventh street west where II con.
meets with Silver Springs Branch, diversing
70 Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and PostoillCes ut T. street twhcrc
transfers are given to main line cast or
wesp, thence 20 II street passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four.
aDd.a-half street, thence TO tho Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharycs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Brunch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth.streot Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard unver-
sity and SChuet2en Park, to entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Railway-Starts at Fifteenth street
west southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to Its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue ut Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
II street north. past the Government Print
Ing Office TO Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bcuning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route
North Capitol and Street Tor BolD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and -a-half street, thence east TO First west,
north TO q street, west TO Fourth street,
north TO i street, west to Eleventh street,
south to Il street north, west To Fourteenth
street, south TO Ohio avenue, east to
Twelfth street, south TO Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point Returning. same
route, except passing east over instead of
street.
This line also has short connecting roads run.
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharvcs, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and boundary,
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot Of
Seventh street along NJ street south,
past navy-yard gate. 10 Twelfth street east,
and over the AnaCostia Bridge TO Union.
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
T. and from Avenue Line or Scvonth.strcot
Branch Washington and Georgetown iiail-
road, cents.
Hcrdlc coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue TO Twenty
second and q streets northwest, Fare .
cents; six tickets Tor - cents. HOrsU'Car
tickets are also received rs fare.
HordiG cabs are run TO any part of the city,
Fare, % cents, within | mile; IS cents pcr
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour for
more than one, stBuds, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue aud seventh
street northwest